# Incident 19970424010439I: Cessna U206, Rockland, ME, April 24, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1997, 15:18 local time
- Place: Rockland, ME
- Airport: Knox County Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: PNBA
- Location: 44.0601° N, 69.0997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KNOX COUNTY RGNL (RKD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0601&lon=-69.0997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N756HK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Reported engine: CONT IO520F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,200 total, 350 in this make and model, 154 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970424010439I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: AT APPROX. 4 MILES SE OF AIRPORT, AIRCRAFT OPERATING ON RT FUEL TANK, PILOT STARTED DESCENT TO AIRPORT, ENGINE POWER REDUCTION @ 3 MILES, ENGINE SPUTTERED, GAINED POWER. PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANK SELECTOR SEVERAL TIMES LEAVING RT TANK SELECTED. AT APPROX. 300-400 FEET AGL, ENGINE ROUND UP, 10-15 KNOTS ABOVE STALL, PILOT SWITCHED TANK SELECTOR AGAIN, AND OPTED TO BREAK LEFT TO LAND IN A FIELD 1/4 MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY. WING TIPS CLIPPED TREES UPON LANDING. WHEN AIRCRAFT STOPPED, IT UP ON THE NOSE AND BACK DOWN ON THE MAIN GEAR. PILOT UNSURE THAT ENGINE WAS GENERATING POWER WHEN IT LANDED. MINOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE: 2 BLADES BENT RT WING TIP BROKEN LT WING LE DENTED.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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